A Documentation on Phytochemical Investigations for Some Primary and Secondary Metabolites Present in Fruits of Drypetes Roxburghii (wall.)

Medicinal value of a plant depends to a large extent on phytochemicals present in it. The biochemical profile of mature and immature fruits of Drypetes roxburghii was as - sessed by making an estimation of some of primary and sec - ondary metabolites present in it. Among the tested primary phytochemicals carbohydrates, starch, protein, lipids were present in sufficient amount. Saponins, tannins, flavonoids, phytosterols, terpenoids, alkaloids, cardiac glycosides were present but carotinoids were absent in the fruits. All the phytochemicals except tannins were present in higher con - centration in mature fruits than the immature fruits. As all the secondary phytoconstituents have unique therapeutic uses possibly their presence in significant amount made this particular plant medicinally precious.

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